Board of directors

Benoit La Salle, FCPA, MBA has over 25 years of experience in the development and operation of mining projects in West Africa. In 1995, he founded Canadian-based SEMAFO Inc., which grew from a junior explorer to a +250,000 ounce-per-year gold producer in West Africa. Mr. La Salle has been, and remains, a key stakeholder, investor, chair, board member or an executive of multiple public and private sector companies, primarily in the mining, energy and clean tech sectors where he has been a strong proponent of transformational change and shareholder value creation.

An entrepreneur in the life sciences field, Robert Taub is also an investor in a number of pharmaceutical and medical device companies. He was previously the CEO and founder of a NASDAQ-listed company and is currently an investor and chair of another NASDAQ-listed firm. Mr. Taub holds a BA in Languages from the University of Antwerp (Belgium) and an MBA from INSEAD (Fontainebleau, France).

Dr. Hambrecht served BASF SE in various capacities around the world for over 40 years, lastly as CEO and Chairman of the Supervisory Board. He served on a multitude of boards including Daimler Truck AG, Mercedes Benz AG, Bosch, Lufthansa AG, and Fuchs SE. Currently, he is Chairman of Trumpf SE. Dr. Hambrecht obtained his doctorate in chemistry in 1975 from University of Tübingen, Germany.

Yves Grou is a CPA CA, having received his Bachelor in Commerce degree from McGill University. He is a member of the Québec Institute of Chartered Professional Accountants. He was co-founder in 1980 and a partner until 2004 of GLA. At GLA, Mr. Grou coordinated and led the reverse take-over process related to several public companies, having completed several transactions with mining, oil and gas, telecommunications and medical devices companies. In 2004, GLA was sold to an accounting firm.

Ghislane Guedira is a seasoned finance executive with over 30 years of expertise gained across the mining, real estate and consultancy sectors. Her career includes over 11 years at OCP Group, a global leader in the phosphate and phosphate derivatives industry, where she was CFO for seven years and advisor to the chairman and CEO for four years. Ms. Guedira is founder and currently managing director of Amplitude Conseil, a consultancy firm. Ms Guedira also serves as chair of the audit committees for CDG Capital and RISMA. She holds a master’s degree in business administration from ESCP Business School in Paris.

Annie Torkia Lagacé brings over 20 years of legal and financial experience, mainly within the mining and aerospace sectors. Up to recently, Ms. Torkia Lagacé held the position of Senior-Vice President, Legal Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Bombardier Inc. Prior to that, she held several positions at Stornoway Diamonds, including Executive Vice-President, Finance and Corporate Services, and practiced law for more than 12 years in two leading Canadian law firms. Previously, Ms. Torkia Lagacé served on the ESG steering committee of Bombardier Inc. She holds a civil law degree and a common law degree from University of Ottawa as well as an EMBA from the Schulich School of Business in Toronto and the Kellogg School of Management in Chicago.

Eloïse Martin has over fifteen years of experience in project finance, structured finance, and capital structuring advisory with a focus on the energy and natural resources sector. Currently, she is self-employed. Previously, Ms. Martin was an Executive Director with HCF International Advisers and a member of the project finance advisory team at ING focusing on large-scale energy and natural resources projects. Ms. Martin holds an MBA from ESSEC Graduate School of Management, Paris, as well as a Master of International Business (Hons) from L’Institut d’Études Politiques (Paris), and a Master of Humanities from Sorbonne University.

Mr. Burzynski has over 35 years’ experience as a professional geologist on international mining and development projects. Mr. Burzynski most recently served as the Chairman, CEO and a director of Osisko Mining Inc., where he led his team in the discovery, development and sale of the Windfall Gold project to Gold Fields Ltd. for C$2.2 billion. He was also one of the three original founders of Osisko Mining Corp., which developed and sold the Canadian Malartic mine in 2014 to an Agnico Eagle Mines Limited and Yamana Gold Inc. partnership for C$3.9 billion, and created Osisko Gold Royalties. Mr. Burzynski was a co-winner together with Sean Roosen and Robert Wares of the PDAC’s Prospector of the Year Award in 2007 and 2024 and the Northern Miner’s Mining Man of the Year in 2009, among numerous other awards. He holds a Bachelor of Science (Honours) degree in geology from Mount Allison University, and a Master of Science in exploration and mineral economics (MINEX) degree from Queen’s University. He is a registered P.Geo. in the province of Québec, a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and an Honorary Colonel with the Royal Canadian Air Force. He was Chairman and a director of O3 Mining Inc. until January 23, 2025, when Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. acquired effective control of O3 Mining.